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5 Things You Need to Know Today: Sept. 16
It's going to be sunny and cool for the next couple of days, just like a fall weekend should be.
"Five Things You Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance.
1. It looks like it's going to be a beautiful weekend, with the National Weather Service forecasting sunshine today through Sunday, with highs in the mid-60s.
2. In case you missed it yesterday, take a look at , our picks for fun weekend activities.
3. The is hosting Acton-Boxborough at 4 p.m., and the is hosting Lexington High School at 7 p.m.
4. Stop by Spy Pond Park in , featuring live music and family entertainment. The festivities continue on through the weekend. Tonight's event begins at 5 p.m.
5. On Sept. 16, 1620, the Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth, England, heading across the Atlantic for the New World, and the settlement at Virginia. A combination of weather and human error resulted in the ship drifting more than 500 mils off course, initially anchoring in Provincetown Harbor before settling further inland across Cape Cod Bay, at what they named Plymouth, in late November.
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